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Chinese symbol for “scoliosis”

脊柱侧凸
jǐ zhù cè tū
Traditional: 脊柱側凸
scoliosis

The closest CC-CEDICT match for scoliosis is 脊柱侧凸 (jǐ zhù cè tū), defined as: scoliosis.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

脊 jǐ
spine, backbone; ridge
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
柱 zhù
to lean on; pillar, post, support
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
侧 cè
side; to slant, to lean, to incline
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes
凸 tū
to protrude, to bulge out; convex
radical 17 ⼐ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “scoliosis”

WordPinyinMeaning
脊柱侧弯 (脊柱側彎)jǐ zhù cè wānscoliosis
脊椎侧弯 (脊椎側彎)jǐ zhuī cè wānscoliosis

Related words

Other words that share a character with 脊柱侧凸.

WordPinyinMeaning
脊椎jǐ zhuīvertebra; backbone
脊髓jǐ suǐspinal cord; medulla spinalis
脊椎动物 (脊椎動物)jǐ zhuī dòng wùvertebrate
脊梁jǐ liángbackbone; spine
山脊shān jǐmountain ridge
支柱zhī zhùmainstay; pillar
柱子zhù zipillar; measure word: 根 (gēn)
石柱shí zhùstela; upright stone
两侧 (兩側)liǎng cètwo sides; both sides
凸显 (凸顯)tū xiǎnto stand out clearly; to make prominent

See also: Japanese symbol for “scoliosis”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.